Floods as shapers of Dutch cultural identity: media, theories and practices
Abstract This article offers a theoretical framework which can be used to study processes of national identity formation through the lens of nature-induced disasters, such as floods. Firstly, it discusses the current state of affairs in historical disaster studies and shows how this field may be enriched by adapting the concept of the ‘imagined community’ developed in nationalism studies. It furthermore combines insights and concepts from literary studies, cultural studies and memory studies. Secondly, it applies this framework to Dutch history, by discussing the role of flood narratives in sh... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Water History ; volume 13, issue 2, page 217-233 ; ISSN 1877-7236 1877-7244 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | Water Science and Technology / History / Geography / Planning and Development |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26681902 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12685-021-00282-8 |